Remember digg? Remember StumbleUpon? The internet is awesome and every so often you come across something completely random and completely cool. On this page I collect such links whenever I happen to come across them; so go ahead, spin the wheel and get 5 random cool links!
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- Search the Deck - Search inside 15,000+ pitch deck slides.
- Pianochord.io - A reference to a comprehensive collection of piano chords.
- Cables - Interactive visuals, made from cable salad.
- YouTube Infinite-Storage-Glitch - Neat idea: convert files to videos and use YouTube as a cloud provider.
- Emergent Drums - Generate unique drum samples using artificial intelligence
- pdfux - PDF tools in the browser.
- OpenVIM - Interactive, browser-based Vim tutorial.
- Slow roads - Browser-based procedurally-generated driving game, aimed at zen.
- Astrofox - Free, open-source motion graphics program that lets you turn your audio into custom, shareable videos.
- Fold 'n Fly - Paper airplane folding instructions.
- Notable people - Map showing birthplaces of the most “notable people” around the world, down to a village level.
- Those Who Cannot Learn From History Are Doomed To Repeat It - News reporting comparison between the advents of the Second World War and the Russian-Ukranian war. Spoiler: eerily similar.
- Arteater - Create hand-drawn GIFs on paper.
- mess with dns - Do weird DNS experiments and see how it works (and when it breaks).
- Microns - Marketplace for buying your own micro startup, without commission.
- Loneliness/translate - Google Translates text over 9 random languages and ends up with a surprising result in your input language.
- rpilocator - Find an in-stock Raspberry Pi during this worldwide shortage.
- radio.garden - Listen to radio stations from (literally) all over the globe.
- awesome-oss-alternatives - Awesome list of open-source startup alternatives to established SaaS products.
- Overtone - Overtone is an open source audio environment designed to explore new musical ideas from synthesis and sampling to instrument building, live-coding and collaborative jamming.
- Animatize - Making animations the easy way.
- awesome-piracy - A curated list of arrrrrrrrr!
- Cheezam - Computer Vision with AI for cheese.
- Libretexts - Open and libre searchable university textbooks library.
- edit.photo - Free photo editor in your browser. No popups to close. No ads to ignore. No cookies to accept. No account to create.
- Peppercat - The collaborative World Leaders list.
- Cyberchef - The Cyber Swiss Army Knife.
- If it were my home - If you were not born in the country you were, what would your life be like? Would you be the same person?
- AutoHotkey - Automate anything on your device. Powerful. Easy to learn. The ultimate automation scripting language for Windows.
- emojimix - Mix emojis.
- Ambient Chaos - Ambient music gone a little too far…
- Bitfortip - Tip Bitcoins as an incentive. Earn Bitcoins for being helpful.
- Amazon Mechanical Turk - Crowdsourcing marketplace that makes it easier for individuals and businesses to outsource their (micro-)processes and (micro-)jobs to a distributed workforce who can perform these tasks virtually.
- Bespoke Synth - Bespoke is like a DAW in some ways, but with less of a focus on a global timeline. Instead, it has a design more optimized for jamming and exploration.
- Neurocracy - Solve a murder in a near future world by diving into the Wikipedia of that world.
- Godly Website - Your daily dose of the most godlike website design inspiration.
- Aristotl - A cool logical fallacy lookup tool.
- Looping Music Seamlessly - Python script that lets you loop .mp3 files seamlessly, forever, based on a loop point determined automatically.
- Developer roadmaps - Step by step guides and paths to learn different tools or technologies.
- GSAP - GreenSock - Professional-grade JavaScript animation for the modern web.
- Home Assistant - Open source home automation that puts local control and privacy first.
- STEALING UR FEELINGS - Meet the new AI that knows you better than you know yourself.
- 🗿 + 🎮 = 😎 - A collection of Moai statue appearances in video games.
- Pi-hole - The Pi-hole is a DNS sinkhole that protects your devices from unwanted content, without installing any client-side software.
- Computer Stupidities - Humorous anecdotes of users creatively misusing computers.
- GoAccess - Visual Web Log Analyzer - An open source real-time web log analyzer and interactive viewer that runs in a terminal in __nix systems or through your browser.
- autoEdit 2 - Fast text-based video editing.
- Obsidian.md - A knowledge base that works on local Markdown files.
- Laws of UX - A collection of best practices that designers can consider when building user interfaces.
- Kdenlive - Open source video editor (that can match Premiere Pro for the amateur user).
- one-hour-of-random-interpolations - Google Drive folder with hours of morphing images.
- Intro to Web Dev v2 - Step by step guide to becoming a web developer.
- Sonic Pi - Code-based music creation and performance tool.
- HTMHell - A collection of bad practices in HTML, copied from real websites.
- Fancy Border Radius - WYSIWYG blob maker that merely focuses on the CSS border-radius value.
- Yamauchi No.10 Family Office - Website of the family that owns Nintendo. Uniquely and beautifully designed.
- Occlusion Grotesque - Occlusion Grotesque is an experimental typeface that is carved into the bark of a tree. As the tree grows, it deforms the letters and outputs new design variations, that are captured annually.
- Ableton/learning-synths - Interactive and well-designed tutorial by the Ableton team on the different components of sound synthesis.
- asteroidblock - Web-based, interactive, atmospheric pad synthesizer which queries NASA’s asteroid API, using live proximity data to throttle initial parameters of the synth.
- GDevelop - Free, Fast, Easy Game Engine - No-code, Lightweight, Super Powerful.
- Crokinole - This isn’t just a flicking game, but a century-old test of skill and strategy.
- SiteOne Crawler - A useful website analyzer.
- Minimal Gallery - For the love of beautiful, clean and functional websites.
- Artificial Intelligence Incident Database - Whenever AI does an oopsie, it gets added here.
- Air Fry Pro - Quick reference cook times for popular air fryer recipes.
- MakerSkillTree - A repository of Maker Skill Trees.
- Linkpreview - Check Preview your website og image, meta tags, favicon, etc.
- Long Bets - The Arena for Accountable Predictions.
- Degreeless.Design - An opinionated and carefully curated collection of links, books, articles, and more that will help you speed boost your UX and Product Design career.
- Webbed Briefs - Brief videos about the web, its technologies, and how to make the most of them.
- ScrapeGPT - AI-powered scraper to extract valuable information effortlessly.
- Digital Defense - The ultimate personal security checklist to secure your digital life.
- noclip - A digital museum of video game levels.
- Grumpy Website - Old man yells at cloud, the website.
- Open Source Game Clones - List of open source clones and remakes of popular old-school games.
- Viewport Tester - Test your website with 180+ different viewports and device dimensions.
- FriendsDontLetFriends - Friends don't let friends make certain types of data visualization.
- awesome-engineering-games -
- Digital Defense - The ultimate personal security checklist to secure your digital life.
- Variable Fonts - Resource for browsing and testing variable fonts.
- Ruby's Exceptional Creatures - Honeybadger's playful guide to Ruby’s exception system.
- Not Paid - A joke script that fades a client’s site when they don’t pay.
- Godly - Curated gallery of outstanding web design inspiration.
- Big-Ass Data Broker Opt-Out List - A comprehensive list of data brokers and opt-out instructions.
- Strudel REPL - Browser-based live coding environment for music patterns.
- Mario Meets Pareto - Interactive guide to optimizing Mario Kart 8 builds using Pareto analysis.
- Pay Once Alternatives - Directory of software with one-time purchase pricing.
- Fffuel - Free SVG generators, color tools, and design utilities.
- About Ideas Now - Search engine for personal “/about”, “/ideas”, and “/now” pages.
- PikaPods - Privacy-first hosting for open-source apps, starting at low cost.
- Dead Simple Sites - Showcase of minimalist web design examples.
- AnythingLLM - Self-hostable app to run any LLM privately and chat with documents.
- Kinopio - Neatly designed spatial note-taking tool for visual idea organization.
- ramen.tools - Directory of tech stacks used by indie makers and startups.
- DOOM Captcha - Yes, it's in your captcha now too.
- Scrapy - Python framework for web scraping and data extraction.
- GifMemes - Create and share GIF memes with motion-tracked text and images.
- Eyecandy - a visual technique library for visual technique lovers.
- KRAZAM - Cool site for the great YouTube channel.
- Large Horse - neigh.
- Crocotile 3D - Create 3D maps and models with 2D tilesets.
- Dead Startup Toys - Collectible parody toys based on failed startups.
- Hall of Shame - Gallery of dark patterns and deceptive design examples.
- HellPot - Honeypot that punishes unruly HTTP bots.
- Button Stealer - Demo that “steals” buttons from websites you visit.
- mmm.page - Make a unique personal site quickly, without templates.
- Cables Standalone - Offline editor for creating visuals with Cables.
- Stipple Effect - Scriptable pixel art editor for making game assets.
- Surveillance Watch - Interactive map of surveillance companies and their ties.
- Looom - Playful hand-drawn animation app with a unique UI.
- Graffiti Removals - Submission-based archive of graffiti removal images.
- Disney Filmmaking Process - Explore Disney’s animation pipeline from sequence to shot.
- elle’s homepage - Personal homepage with handmade HTML projects.
- 98.css - CSS library for recreating classic Windows 98 UIs.
- The Pudding - Visual essays explaining complex cultural ideas.
- The Art of Pokémon - Database of Japanese Pokémon cards, artwork, and artists.
- Books That Will Induce a Mindfuck - Community list of books known for 'mind-bending content'.
- IMG_0001 - Collection of accidentally YouTubed videos via the early iPhone's "sent to YouTube" function.
- BlenderGPT - Generative AI for 3D models.
- 0data - App for owning and managing all your personal data.
- Sherlock - Tool to find usernames across 400+ social networks.
- DIY Multideck - Card deck system enabling hundreds of traditional and modern games.
- The Free Movie - Fan-made, crowd-pirated recreation of Bee Movie.
- Software Folklore - Blog post about classic programming stories (often funny).
- TabBOO - Add random jump scares to sites you want to avoid.
- Webring - A handmade webring connecting personal and experimental websites.
- WikiTok - Scroll through Wikipedia like you would TikTok.
- Eggs US (Trading Economics) - Market data and historical prices for eggs in the US.
- 2DGD_F0TH (GitHub) - Community compendium on game design and development.
- seized.fyi - Archive of official government website seizure banners.
- Binocular Shot - Collection of inaccurate binocular shots in movies.
- Ghost House (MIMT) - Very creative visual design software.
- Drum Patterns - Free drum loops and patterns for many music genres.
- BuyOnceSoftware - Directory of software with one-time purchase licenses.
- DIY Synths - Curated database of DIY-friendly open source hardware synths.
- monkeys.zip - Simulation of monkeys attempting Shakespeare.
- 404s - Gallery of creative and inspiring 404 error page designs.
- Relativity in Short Words - Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity in words of 4 letters or less.
- Anime.js - Lightweight JavaScript animation engine.
- Johnny.Decimal - Really cool system to organize information at home or work.
- Maker Stations - Curated collection of real-world desk setups and workspaces.
- getoutofmyhead.dev - A guide to clearing the <head> of your website.
- Plain Vanilla Web - Guide to building sites with simple, vanilla web techniques.
- Vecto3D - Tool to convert vector logos (SVG) into 3D models.
- Anukari - Experimental 3D physics synthesizer project.
- Glitch Gallery - Online exhibition of software bugs as accidental art.
- Fictional Brands Archive - Exactly what the title says!
- R00M101 - Turns Reddit usernames into detailed OSINT-style profiles.
- LibRedirect - Browser extension that redirects requests to privacy-friendly frontends.
- MacPaint Art - A look back at digital art made with MacPaint in the 1980s.
- Tooooools.app - Apply lo-fi effects like dithering and halftone to media files.
- Are We Trek Yet? - Tracks Star Trek-inspired technologies being built today.
- LOADMORE - Mobile websites gallery showcasing the best design inspiration for the unconventional web.